Category: Investing
Which is Better: Renting or Buying Your Home?
In my last post, I gave my two cents on the old investing debate of whether real estate or the stock market is the better...
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Instant Gratification and a Gold Star: The alternative path to good financial habits through a Good Decisions Fund
Unless you make a living writing a financial frugality blog, it is rare that someone truly enjoys the process of budgeting. When asked to think...
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Staying in the Game – Lessons From the Australian Team at SailGP in SF
Last weekend the San Francisco bay played host to an amazing sailboat racing event called SailGP. Sail Grand Prix (SailGP) is a racing event combining...
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Which is the Better Investment: Stocks or Real Estate?
When we as financial advisors talk with investors about the virtues of diversification, asset allocation, and long-term investing, a question that often comes up is,...
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2018 and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Market
By Colby Davis, CFA I should have known better. After a banner year for markets in 2017, I declared at the start of this year...
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Testosterone is not an Investment Performance Enhancer
Finance, especially investment management, has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, often noted for its swashbuckling machismo, aggressive competitiveness, and otherwise male-high-school-jock-stereotype nature as in popular...
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What is Rational Behavior Given Recent Market Volatility?
On Monday February 5th 2018, the Dow Jones fell 1174 points on top of a steep rise in volatility from the week before putting the...
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Where’d All the Risk Go?
America is more divided now than ever, a hostile foreign power is openly threatening us with nuclear weapons, and we don’t even know what next...
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Bitcoin; and other Fun Ways of Setting Your Money on Fire
Alright, bring on the hate mail! As I promised in my last post, today I give you more than you ever wanted to know on...
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3 Investments to Avoid in an Expensive Market
You’ve probably heard it, maybe you’re worried about it: stocks are expensive, bonds are expensive, real estate is expensive, it seems like just about everywhere...
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